Posted March 5, 2016 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
The Siren by
Kiera Cass Publisher: Harper Audio (2016)
Audiobook {7 hours} (336 pages)
Rating: Also by this author: The Elite,
The One,
The Heir Reading Challenges: Read 2016 Synopsis
From Kiera Cass, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Selection series, comes a sweeping stand-alone fantasy romance.
A girl with a secret.
The boy of her dreams.
An Ocean between them.
Years ago, Kahlen was rescued from drowning by the Ocean. To repay her debt, she has served as a Siren ever since, using her voice to lure countless strangers to their deaths. Though a single word from Kahlen can kill, she can’t resist spending her days on land, watching ordinary people and longing for the day when she will be able to speak and laugh and live freely among them again.
Kahlen is resigned to finishing her sentence in solitude...until she meets Akinli. Handsome, caring, and kind, Akinli is everything Kahlen ever dreamed of.
Falling in love with a human breaks the Ocean’s rules. But for the first time in a lifetime of following the rules, Kahlen is determined to follow her heart.
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Tagged as 4 star, Read 2016
Posted February 15, 2016 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
Princess in the Spotlight by
Meg Cabot Series: The Princess Diaries #2 Publisher: Listening Library (2001)
Audiobook {4 hours and 47 minutes} (257 pages)
Via: Library Rating: Also by this author: Victoria and the Rogue,
The Princess Diaries Also in this series: The Princess Diaries Reading Challenges: 2016 Backlist Books,
2016 Re-Reading,
2016 Royal Challenge,
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No one ever said being a princess was easy.
Just when Mia thought she had the whole princess thing under control, things get out of hand, fast. First there's an unexpected announcement from her mother. Then Grandmère arranges a national primetime interview for the brand-new crown princess of Genovia. On top of that, intriguing, exasperating letters from a secret admirer begin to arrive.
Before she even has the chance to wonder who those letters are from, Mia is swept up in a whirlwind of royal intrigue the likes of which hasn't been seen since volume I of The Princess Diaries.
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Tagged as 3 star, Read 2016
Posted February 1, 2016 in Reading, Review / 2 Comments
Red Queen by
Victoria Aveyard Series: Red Queen #1 Publisher: HarperTeen (2015)
Hardcover (383 pages)
Rating: Reading Challenges: Read 2016 Synopsis
This is a world divided by blood - red or silver.
The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change.
That is, until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power.
Fearful of Mare's potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. Despite knowing that one misstep would mean her death, Mare works silently to help the Red Guard, a militant resistance group, and bring down the Silver regime.
But this is a world of betrayal and lies, and Mare has entered a dangerous dance - Reds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart...
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Posted January 14, 2016 in Reading, Review / 2 Comments
The Princess Diaries by
Meg Cabot Series: The Princess Diaries #1 Publisher: Listening Library (2000)
Audiobook {5 hours and 46 minutes} (283 pages)
Via: Library Rating: Also by this author: Victoria and the Rogue,
Princess in the Spotlight Also in this series: Princess in the Spotlight Reading Challenges: 2016 Backlist Books,
2016 Re-Reading,
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Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there's nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat-chested freshman, who also happens to be flunking Algebra.
Is she ever in for a surprise.
First Mom announces that she's dating Mia's Algebra teacher. Then Dad has to go and reveal that he is the crown prince of Genovia. And guess who still doesn't have a date for the Cultural Diversity Dance?
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Tagged as 4 star, Read 2016
Posted January 11, 2016 in Reading, Review / 2 Comments
Ice Like Fire by
Sara Raasch Series: Snow Like Ashes #2 Publisher: Balzer + Bray (2015)
Hardcover (478 pages)
Via: Library Rating: Also by this author: Snow Like Ashes Also in this series: Snow Like Ashes Reading Challenges: Read 2015 Synopsis
It’s been three months since the Winterians were freed and Spring’s king, Angra, disappeared—thanks largely to the help of Cordell.
Meira just wants her people to be safe. When Cordellan debt forces the Winterians to dig their mines for payment, they unearth something powerful and possibly dangerous: Primoria’s lost chasm of magic. Theron sees this find as an opportunity—with this much magic, the world can finally stand against threats like Angra. But Meira fears the danger the chasm poses—the last time the world had access to so much magic, it spawned the Decay. So when the king of Cordell orders the two on a mission across the kingdoms of Primoria to discover the chasm’s secrets, Meira plans to use the trip to garner support to keep the chasm shut and Winter safe—even if it means clashing with Theron. But can she do so without endangering the people she loves?
Mather just wants to be free. The horrors inflicted on the Winterians hang fresh and raw in Januari—leaving Winter vulnerable to Cordell’s growing oppression. When Meira leaves to search for allies, he decides to take Winter’s security into his own hands. Can he rebuild his broken kingdom and protect them from new threats?
As the web of power and deception weaves tighter, Theron fights for magic, Mather fights for freedom—and Meira starts to wonder if she should be fighting not just for Winter, but for the world.
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Tagged as 5 star, All Time Favorites, Read 2015, You Read How Many Books Challenge
